, 1887-04-16

tons. From that moral hebntude Mr..
Parneli and his allies have reapeh immense
advantages; Ill fact, they owe TO it their
very existence. In times not yet remote
they would aSsuredly have been impeach-
ed for one I'll, he of their av0wpd defiance of
the law, and in ages yet more rohustly
conscious Ofthe difference between evil and
good their heads would have decorated the
City gates. Treason has often gone nnpun-
lSlPd when its success was so rapid and
complete MS to give the traitors control Of
the Executive, but it has been reserved for
this age to permit open, a%vOwed, and lief
ant attacks upon the State to be carried on
with impunitr by ii contemplate minority.
of Il minority. It is in the hope of helping
the public to shake off this fabby tolerance
OF evil and to see the Parneliite conspiracy
in its true colours that we now repeat rhe
well .authenticated statements with which
every one has from time to time been
made familiar, though few seem to appre-
ciate their cumulative and abiding si4nlf-
canoe.
One of the most amazing phenomena of
the day is the Indifference with viii ch q
large section of the public look upon one
of the most diSgrAceful SpectAcles that can
be found in political histOry-the close and
friendly relations now existing between the
Parnel}iteN and the nell who as chiefs of
Her MajrSty'$ Government investigated
the operation of the ParnelIite scheme and
came to the deliberate conclusion that sits
'Eauthentic doctrine is the doctrine of trea-
''Son and assassination" That is the judg-
ment Of Sir William HarcOurt upon the
organization which now furnishes his most
trus'y following in the House of Commons.
Mr.. Gladstone declared that ''with fatal
"and painful precision crime logged the
"StepS Of the Land League" Again, he
,A.nNnI ,C,k kInk kl, I .., "NonI yVsNNn
bOycOtting, aud that the sanction of boy.
cotting, "by which alone it can in the long
''run be made thoroughly effective, is
"murd"r." Yet Mr.. Gladstone has SANDER
ed the Irish nation by assuming that the
men who by such means have forced them
selves into power are the true and accurate
representatives. of Irish wishes and has de.
fuitely ranged himself upon the side of
those who are nominated and elected. by
the League, the power Of which rests npOn
bOycOtting, The sanction OF which is murder.
There ara plenty Of authentic utterances
FIXING upon prominent members of the
Home Rule party, the guilt of direct in.
citement to outrage aud murder, just as
there are declarations placing it beyond
all Doubt that they are inspired by hatred
of his country and by a determination
'tO destroy the last link that keeps ireland
s'bound to England.' Nor is the turpitude
of these Indictments to crime in any degree
reduced by The cold -blOOded condemnation
of murder sometimes ~reSnrted TO by Mr..
Parnell and others. When Mr.. Biggar says
that it is no part of the duty of the League
to recommend the shooting of landlords,
and when Mr.. Parnell points out that re-
course to such measures is unnecessary
where there is a suitable organization
among The tenants, it is needless to say that
they infame rather than calm the evil
passions of their hearers. What is the basis
and sanction of the suitable organization
except the murder, not of landlords but
Of tenants, which Mr.. Gladstone found to
lie at the back of boycottingf When Mr..
Biggal confines himself to not recommend
ing the murder Of landlords, is it in any
degree wonder ful to find outrage and MUIR
der varying in the direct ratio of the fire.
quency of League. meetings. But all these
gentlemen might have been more discreet
in their reported utterances without affect
ing the case in any way. 1t is not neces-
Sary to show hat The leaders of the Home
Rule movement have directly melted to
crime. It is enough if it can be shown that
the organization which gives them their
power, which elects their nominees, ANA
which pays their salaries, derives its pow
er in turn from the systematic preparation
Of crime. That, at any rate, is proved mp
En- tha hilt There are Volumes Of evidence.